New Haven High School (Indiana)

New Haven High School
Address
1300 Green Road New Haven, Indiana, (Allen County), 46774  United States
Coordinates	41°03′55″N 85°00′41″W / 41.06521°N 85.01148°W / 41.06521; -85.01148Coordinates: 41°03′55″N 85°00′41″W / 41.06521°N 85.01148°W / 41.06521; -85.01148
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Motto	Foster Pride, Promote Respect, and Inspire Excellence
School district	East Allen County School Corporation
Superintendent	Dr. Karyle M Green
Principal	Greg Mohler
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	998
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Athletics conference	Northeast Hoosier Conference (NHC)
Mascot	Bulldog
Newspaper	The Herald
Yearbook	The Mirage
Website	http://www.eacs.k12.in.us/nhs

New Haven High School is a public secondary education school for grades nine through twelve. New Haven High School is one of five high schools in the East Allen County Schools district, Indiana. The district has adopted a unique method called “five campus”, meaning a student can take a class offered at any one of the schools in the district.^{[citation needed]}

History

The first school in New Haven was built downtown in 1885. The first true high school was built in 1923 and was officially called the Adams-Township school, although everyone referred to it as New Haven school. It accommodated kindergarten through 12th grade. In the 1940s a separate building was put up next to this school to house the elementary grades. In the 1955 and 1957 additions were made to the high school to allow for the growing student population. To further aid with the growth a middle school was built across the street on the high school’s football field and track. (Goeglein)

Soon enough it was time to build a new high school. The high school moved to a piece of land across the highway. The middle school moved into the old high school and the elementary moved into the middle school. The elementary is now used for offices and has a newly renovated auditorium that is used for special performances.

The current New Haven High School was built in 1975 and opened in 1977. The building is located on a 24-acre (97,000 m²) property – the smallest amount of land of any school in its district. It cost approximately $7 million to build. The gym is a smaller version of the nearby Harding High School gym. The school was originally designed to accommodate 1500 students. Recently the school has had some modifications to classrooms to allow for different kinds of classes. Currently the school’s capacity is 1030. This is the first school in the district to have an elevator in it. The principal of the school when it opened was Paul Goeglein.

Extracurricular activities

NHHS provides numerous clubs and other activities for its students. Included in the list are:^[1]

• Academic Decathlon - a multi disciplinary academic competition where students compete in 10 categories (English, Music, Art, Science, etc.) of a particular subject matter (Civil War, China, Mexico, etc.)
• Concert Band
• Drama Club
• French Club
• Key Club
• Latin Club
• Marching Band / Color Guard
• National Honor Society
• New Haven Free Writers (Writer's Club)
• Peer Tutoring
• Pep Band
• S.A.D.D. - Students Against Destructive Decisions
• S.A.L.T. - Student Athletic Leadership Table
• Spanish Club
• Visual Arts and Music for Society
• Winter Guard

Athletics

New Haven High School belongs to the Northeast Hoosier Conference and is a size 4A school. Boys' fall sports include football, cross country, soccer, and tennis. Girls' fall sports include cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Boys' winter sports include basketball and wrestling. Girls' winter sports include basketball. Boys' spring sports include baseball, golf, and track & field. Girls' spring sports include softball, tennis and, track & field. John H. Young field was renovated in the summer of 2007. A new facility costing $1.9 million was constructed. The baseball field was named Bischoff Field in the spring of 2009.

Football

Indiana High School Regional Championships

• 1 - 2001

Indiana High School Sectional Championships

• 4 - 2010, 2001, 1991, 1988, 1981

NEIAC Football Championships

• 6 - 1987, 1985, 1983, 1982, 1980,1981, 1963

Wrestling

Indiana High School Regional Championships

• 1 - 2008, 1970

Indiana High School Sectional Championships

• 3 - 2009,2008, 2007, 2006

Notable alumni

• David Doster, former (retired) MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies

References

1. ^ http://www.eacs.k12.in.us/nhs/page.php?pid=1656

External links

Athletics

• Football History
• Boys Basketball History (1993-present)
• Girls Basketball History (2000-present)